kickers

noun

plural of kicker
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as in kicks

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Recent Examples of kickers The team has three kickers on the active roster, with Koo joining veteran Cade York and German kicker Lenny Krieg in what should be a competition that runs for most of the offseason. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickers
  1. kicks
  2. defeatists
  3. surprises
  4. nitpickers
  5. bombshells
  6. pessimists
  7. disclosures
  8. exposures
Noun
  • Cargill and Legend hit stereo pump kicks and started throwing hands, but Charlotte reentered the fray and shoved Cargill out of the ring with a ladder.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By controlling these kicks, the team can tune the system’s heating rate.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of kicks
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  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatists
Noun
  • Doyle was a starter on three straight 100-plus loss teams in Colorado, but will now suit up for AL Central-leading White Sox, who are one of baseball's biggest surprises just two years after setting a modern record with 121 losses.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There were a couple of surprises when Roberto De Zerbi announced his squad for Tottenham Hotspur’s pre-season tour of Australia and New Zealand.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of surprises
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  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpickers
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  • Below, the biggest bombshells from My Grandfather Charles Manson.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Madix and Cohen will reunite with the season’s winners, fan-favorite couples, and the bombshells to talk about their experience in the Fiji villa.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 July 2026
Definition of bombshells
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  • Though the pessimists should be considered carefully, the latest Nobel laureates—awarded their prizes for their on work long-term growth—are optimistic.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But pessimists worry that companies are deferring the cost of massive spending, while front-loading the benefits.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of pessimists
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  • While not part of A Bolder Florida’s campaign-finance disclosures, Whitaker released the June 26 letter after the Herald requested it.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • But New York public records officials confirmed to Ars in May that no information would be shared, partly because X fought the disclosures.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of disclosures
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  • Although each vineyard has its own unique soils, exposures, and water availability, the sibling regions are simply two different appellations cultivating the same grape.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That means that clients are hedging exposures a lot more because things are more volatile and more uncertain.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposures

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